SXSW 2024
Looking for your photos?
Our photographers chose, edited, and uploaded what they believe to be the best photos from everyone's shoot. If you are looking for other photos from your shoot, we have compiled most of the photos by our photographers in the following links (you'll have to hunt for yours as most aren't named or ordered). To identify your photographer, find your photo(s) on the Wikimedia Commons, click on it, and then you will find your photographer's user name in the lower left corner.
Photos by Frank Sun (@Xfranksun):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KVjQ5IUSqjxUjEgqI_1mMj6u9lgBcdO8
Photos by Jason Weinrich (@Everwest):
https://watershedmedia.pixieset.com/sxsw2024wikiportraitsjw/
Photos by Kevin Payravi:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WYSHrsptGKMmO9hCB3Pet-KYcg9ogxH_
Photos by Ariela Ortiz (@Arielaortizb):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MgNT4rjlsAzblqnzijjMbOOBZnBsw1vn
Photos by Veronica Bruno (@Vbrunophotog):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xv61NRGAfnJ-b-ClLLKGfKwjgXrumOlm
More about the project
The annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas is a unique opportunity to capture notable individuals at scale, since it lasts 9 days and spans film, music and technology. Speakers and performers include a diverse range of notable individuals from entertainment, technology, academia and civil society — many with Wikipedia pages.
Supported by private donors and a $5,000 rapid grant from the Wikimedia Foundation, we assembled a team of experienced Wikimedia volunteers from the United States community and seasoned photographers to March 8-16, 2024 with the help of infrastructure of Goodside, a group of friends who organize affordable accommodation at film festivals and similar events.
The effort was two-fold: photographers obtained press credentials to cover the sprawling event over the course of more than a week, while we also created a dedicated WikiPortraits Studio space where film crews, conference speakers and local individuals could make appointments for photos sessions.
In all, more than 1,000(TBD) photos of more than 300 individuals were captured for Wikimedia Commons. The photographic project was the catalyst for the creation or enhancement of Wikidata items and Wikipedia articles.
Results
In all we uploaded over 600 photos of over 350 unique individuals to Wikimedia Commons. Of these over 300 were in-studio shots, including SXSW speakers and film crews. The most high trafficked shots included Megan Markle, Dev Patel, Conan O’Brien. We also made a special push to get diverse artists, including sending photographers to indigenous and Muslim entertainment panels.
Showcase of work
